PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS 2 August 1963 3. DATETIME GROUP 0 Was Balloon 0 Probably Bafloon 0 Possil.ly Balloon Mor e head, KC"n t Ut'kY 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION- ------- Locol2000 ~round-VIsual Was Aircraft Probably Aircraft 0 Ground-Radar 5. ..-HO'fOS 6. 0 Was Astronomical 0 P a ssl bl y Aircraft DYes 0 Pro~aWy Astronomical 7. LENGTH Ofl OBSERVATION I. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE n ...... ~ ,.,. _.._.._ ' .. +no n 110. IRIEfl SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Three objects attached to or flylng w l th n_/ r . A/C vi.ngs and tail ns well as othe r fP~ltur"r~ could be i dcntlfied. Objects nppeare(1 t n br. n::; lights or probe s and estimated to bP f rom 50 t o 100 ft I' r om the a/c . One obj~c-t. t r:-d ~ i ng ~nd the othe r objects one t o port and nn e: t n aturboard off wngtips. Single engine ,le t type a/c assumed. to b e military. Plan<' to~. 0 b,lccts did nqt emit light. 11. COMMENTS ~!P/\l~'f' J O\J lf:'Vf\ l test route pnsses ove r t.h i.s u rC"t:'l heading NW on th~ final leg t . ., WP/\fi'H. Possibl e test VC"hic-lc from t h i::; hnoc . ObJr.cl n attache d to/or .,r:srwl~tcrl with t hf> n/c, not srpnr11t r 20. Do you thinlc you can estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) Yes, No IF you answere YES, then what spee wou d you c-stimat~'t -'':... 21. Do you think you can estimate ~ow for away from you tho object was? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then how for away wo~ld you soy it was? 22. Where were you focatecf when you sow the object? (C irde One): a. Inside a building b. In o car l c. Outdoors -a: In on airplane (type) f 23. Were you (Circle One} a. In the business section of a city? b. In the reaidential section of a city? ~ In open countryside?-": d:-firear an airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? 24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the t!rn:,, than complete the foflo, tin~ qvutions: 24.1 What direction were yo~ moving? (Circ:le One) b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest How fast were you moving? --------,..-......~ i les per hour. Did you sto, at any time while you were loolcing ar the object? (C Ire Itt One) Did you observe the object through any of the following? Eyeglasses e. Binoculars b. Sun glasses Yes c:. Windshield Yes g. Theoclol ite h. Northwest Window glass 26. In order that you con give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own word~ a eomm.:A'l ~ object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appeoranc~ as th~ obj$Ct Hh<:h you ;.a",; 27. In the followi"g sketch, imcgine. that y;,v are at tha ?Oht <Jhown. Place ::r . , A H or: ~h~ c,rvtt<~ !in~ 'to show how high the obict was above the horizon (skyline) when ~o\J first sow II. P J) :.Il a 't3 or. the sa.-,t., .. ::vrvd liM to show how high th., objec t was aiove the horizon {skylin~t) when ~c.-los'! ..:. . ,>lac~ Q'l ,~. when you First saw it. Place a "B" on the compass ..,here you tQs, saw y~e .zbjoct . O!'! the compos~ 28 . Draw o picture th~t wHl ~how the motion that the object or objects JrlCc P! o,e ..:It) ";...' ::;~ \h~ b~girlning of in ... path, o "B" ot the end of :ne path, and show any changes ;n dir~ctior. d t, c;i19 ;f,ct c.~u-;.:. 29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE obiect, then how many wttre thore? ~}. _ Draw o picture of how they were orrangod, and put on arrow to show ~h~ dir~ctiotl rha t :h~/ were trev~lin9. 30. Have you ever seen this, or a $imi Jar o bject before. If so give dote or dote$ e nd location 31. Was anyone else with you at the time you sow the object? (Circle On~!} 31.1 IF you answered YES, d icf,they see th, object too? (Circle One) 31.2 Please list their names and addresses: 32. Please give the following information about yourself: TELEPHONE NUMBER First Nome Mldd te Nome Indicate any additional information about yourself, including a'ny $pe<:ioJ experi~l'lee, which might b'Jt ~ti';ner~- 33. When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object? Ooy Month Yeor 34. Dote you completed this questionnaire: 35. Information which you fHI pertinent and which i1 not adequately c:overed in the specific points of the queatlonnoir or a nartatlve explanation of your sighting. RQlJTES .=LO'NN VFRtVFR O N fOP. DA'fS .:L ROUTE CHART Ooys of Wttec U~ Ro,.,com lnlervols -"rcroft: Surrovnding Cifle .. : 1 T crget Crti-.s. / Hovember 20. 1963 The sighting of August 2. 1963 which you reported to the Air Porcehaa been evaluated as probably objecte attached to a test aircraft. This has not been con- The Wright-Patterson Air Force Base low-level test route passes over Morehead. Kentucky. heading northwest on its final leg to Wright-Patterson. It ia possible that this was a test vehicle from this Thank you for reporting this sighting to the Air Sincerely MASTON M. JACKS Major . USAF Publio Information Division Office of Lnformation Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center Nright-Patterson Air Force Base DaJton,Ohio Gentlemen, A=t~r :naking a. sighting of an unideatified flying objeJt on 7/27/63 , I have almost niJ~tly obsArved the :again see the lis!:t, .,.,it~ n o su<~cass. :1~ic~ I had heard but had not looked u p to . .see. I.'l -:::-.e c;rowin5 darlmess I could aot ascertain if t!e plane was =-~::.~i tary o r ~ivilian, out took for granted it was rnilita r y beca use it w~s single e ngine. Be~ind the P l al1.e :.J...'L i o -:f the starboard and por t wi ngt i p s Nare t hree ob,jects w""ich seemed to match t h e speed of the jet . Being able t o j istinguish the wing s and t ai.l o f t~1e plane I estimated t~e objects t o b e f rom 50 to 100 feet from the pl3.:.fl~. T~e aircraft an d objeets were not i n view more than 30 3econd~, but were visible the ~hole time b e Core a hill obstructed ti-!e YiC9n . T~a plana ~d objects ,,,ere traveling i:: , ' ~ort~test dir~ction. I am. ot -1_J .. :-1.li.fie1 t o j-:.1.tge al 1:i tude ana distat1~a but the plan~ :tas not at extreme al ti tu .. ! e because as I L1entioned before the wings a..."'ld tail we:.~ clBarl.: disc~rnible. '.!.'he o b,jects d i d not give off light . ~he plane and objects Nere below the leval of tha sun w!'lich had set but w'hich still lit up the h.o~izon. P.!y father ventured t~oojects might be atmospheric probes of some kind, which were attached to the pl~ne by rods which would not have been visible at ~hat distance. Perhaps you will be a ble to solve the puz~le Yours truly, ih o c::he9.d, Ky. P. 3 . Th a repor t of t~e o~her s i g:.ting 'l'.,~s forwarded to you on 7/27/63 ~.iorehead, Ky. Acria.l p:enomena Group Aerospa c ,, Techn~eal IiitelligEDce Cent vir i ght-Pattcrson Air Force Base Dayton, Ohio HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVIS ION AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COM~ANO VNITI!:O STATI!:S ~ ~O~C:E WAIQHTPATTERSON AIR I"ORC:Ii: BASE, O HIO RE'LY TO TDEW suaucr: Request for UFO Information TO: Hq USAF SAF-OIPB Wash 25 D C Reference the attached letter from , dated 2 Aug 63, requesting information on unidentified flying objects. The follow- ing information is submitted to assist you in a reply to sighting of 27 Jul is evaluated as an a/ c observation, owAr his sighting of 2 Aug has not been identified. b. The initial impression given is that the trailing objects were other aircraft as part of a refueling operation. Hovever, since there are no -A ~=ling areas which pass over or near Morehead, Kentucky, and Mr vas able to distinguish the wings and tail of the lead plane, this hypothesis would be ruled out. c. It is suggested that a FTD Form 164 be sent to Mr for completion. FOR THE CO~.A;'1DER ~ .... , ty for Technology and Subsystems dtd 2 Aug 63 October 18. 1963 We were able to evaluate your sighting or July 27, 1963. as that of an airc~rt. We are not able at this t to identity your observation of August 2nd. Inclosed is a form PTD 164. Would you please complete it and return it to this office for further investigation. Morehead. Kentuc~J Sincerely. MASTON M. JACKS Major, USAF Public Information Division Office or Info~t1on U.S. AIR FQRCE TECHtllC..:Al IN FORMA r;oN This questionnaire has been prepared so thot ) lV can g~ve th~ U.S. Air Force os mu~h information as possib!e concerning the Jnidentifi~d oedol phenorr.\"'on that yov hovo c.bsorvecd. Please try to answer os many que$tions os y o u pt;'l::>sibly c(m. Tht!t iorc-rmuliort rh.1t you gtv~ w i(! be used for research purpose~. Your name wilt r:~t s~ u d in conn~c:ticn w ith 01ly atQ~.3t: tnt cone: Ius ions, or pub I ications withou your perm iss ion. We request this p..,rsonal inform.~t icm so that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for fvrther dettJi Is. 1. When did you see the obiect? Hour Minute a (Circle One): or 3. T i me Zone: (Ci rc:le One): 1; Eastern ' GenJr.on c:. i'110untain d. Pacific: (Circle One): ~ _O I!t ~o"~"Y :---1i. StariCiard 4. ~hate were you when you sow the object? Neorest Postal Address C ity or To-wn 5. How long wos object in s tgnt? (Total Duration) a. Certain c. Not very sure ~. Fairly certcr;,- d. Just o guess 5.2 Was object in sight continuously? y. s --J~Ii~- 6. What was the condition of the sky? 7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where wos the SUN j.,cct~d os y041 looked ut tns ub (Citcle One): a. In front of you b. In back of you c. To your rlg,t ( d. To your left- . e. -ov~rtTeod- f. Don't remembttt FTD OCT 62 164 Thl form uperndu FTO 164, jul 61, which 1 .. ob~ 1 .,. 8. IF you sow the object at NIGHT, what did you notice conc~rning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): MOON (Circle One): a. None a. Sright moon I ight Dull moonlight Many c. No moonlight-pitch darlt d. Don't remember d. DCC'I't remernber 9. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the obiect? CLOUDS (Circle One): a. Clear sky ,;..c. Scattered cloucls ... d. -Thiele or heavY douds 10. The obJect appeared: (Cirele One): (a. Solid d. As a light WEATHER (Circle One): ~-Fog, mist or light rain c. Moderate or hea'ly rain e. Don't remember b. Transparent e. Don't remember 11. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest $tors? (Circle One): a. Brighter e. About the same d. Don't know 11. 1 Compare brightness to some common object: 12. The edges of the objct were: (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred b. Like a bright star c. 5ha-;j;iy oUtTinecf"' d. Dontl'emtJJnD"er 13. Did the object: